Sir I have
the Honor to Report that by and under a written permission of Judge P.G. Wall
Special Agent in Bu.R.F. & A.L. and also from “E.B. Duncan Com. for Schools
Freedmen for State of Florida” I commenced a School at Brooksville for Freedmen
with fifteen scholars for three months and continued the next three months with
eighteen Scholars: because the people did not pay, the School was discontinued
until about the 15th July last.I Recommenced and taught one month having from ten to twelve
Schollars.I have further to Report that
I received Eleven dollars on the first two months School, and nothing Since.You will see
from this, that it is impossable to keep a School here
and depend upon the people for pay.they are indifferentand in many cases unable to pay.I bring this matter to your notice hoping Some
arrangements may be made to pay me the amount due on these Schools less Eleven
dollars being all I have ever received or am able to collect from those whom
its services were Rendered.

My Health being at this time very bad.I shall have to leave and go to the Springs on SuwannesRiver and being destitute
of means to bear my expenses, I shall be compelled to await a hearing from you
on this subject, which I hope will be at an early day.

Sept. 23rd 1867Morgan
Chapman

(colored)

BrooksvilleFLA.
Sept 23rd 1867

I certify that Morgan Chapman who makes the withier Report
did teach the Schools he represented to have taught.I attended one of his examinations and was
satisfied and please with the progress of his students.All other facts reported by him I believe to
be true and would recommend that he be paid a reasonable sum for the deficit
remaining due him.

P.G. Wall

Acting Agent &

Sub Superintendent of

Schools for Freedmen at
Brooksville

** This letter was from one of the African American
teachers, Morgan Chapman, who had taught at the Brooksville Colored School;
which was not a Bureau sponsored school meaning it was self supported by the
freedmen of the area.This teacher
taught for a period of time with no pay and since he was in bad health was
trying to obtain some money from the Freedmen’s Bureau so he could travel to North Florida for rest.The second letter was written by acting agent P.G. Wall, who was not the
permanent agent, showing his support for Morgan Chapman and his request.